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Exploring the dynamics of organizational learning: identifying the decision chains science and math faculty use to plan and teach undergraduate courses
Exploring the dynamics of organizational learning: identifying the decision chains science and math faculty use to plan and teach undergraduate courses Hora and Hunter. Describes organizational learning theory as ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development, Institutional Systems

The Delta Project
The Delta Project Delta Project is a unit within the American Institute for Research. They cover a lot of hot button cost issues. Their time at present appears to be focused on the higher level debates over value ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Institutional Systems

Calculating cost-return for investments in student success
Calculating cost-return for investments in student success This project calculated the cost return on first year programs to enhance student success. It claims all the tuition/fee revenue for the increase in ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Institutional Systems

Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE)
Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) This is a survey for undergraduates who have recently completed a summer undergraduate research experience. SURE, and the related tool, the Classroom ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
Resource Type: Website
Program Components: Professional Development:Student Assessment, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Institutional Systems, Supporting Students:Undergraduate Research

The optimized university
The optimized university This is a think piece by Carl Wieman about what the optimized university would look like, which addresses issues of efficiency. Suggested Citation Wieman, C. (2007). A new model for ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Opinion Piece
Program Components: Professional Development, Institutional Systems

Cost analysis study
Cost analysis study Cost analysis study that shows the program leads to savings in per graduate costs Suggested Citation Metro Academies Lowers Cost per Graduate at a University and a Community College (Rep.). ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Institutional Systems

The Science Education Initiative model, outcomes, and lessons learned
The Science Education Initiative model, outcomes, and lessons learned Primarily an analysis of the SEI model and impacts in the physics department, there is an analysis of faculty workload and time issues in ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Professional Development, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Institutional Systems

Increasing the use of evidence-based teaching in STEM higher education: A comparison of eight change strategies
Increasing the use of evidence-based teaching in STEM higher education: A comparison of eight change strategies Borrego, M., & Henderson, C. Builds on work by Henderson et al., further analyzing the four ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories
Resource Type: Journal Article
Program Components: Professional Development, Institutional Systems

live science blog
live science blog Short summaries of a think piece by Carl Wieman about what the optimized university would look like, which addresses issues of efficiency. Suggested Citation Wieman, C. (2008, July 25). New ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Blog Post
Program Components: Professional Development, Institutional Systems

Becoming Agents of Change in STEM Toolkit
Becoming Agents of Change in STEM Toolkit USC Center for Urban Education, with Dowd, Bensimon, Piqueux. The toolkit provides definitions of change/institutional/empowerment agents, case studies, vignettes, ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Change Leaders
Resource Type: Toolkit
Program Components: Professional Development, Institutional Systems, Outreach